Halfords child seats

libbydoll

tesco have a Britax Hi-liner for £40. We bought one last year and like it. Daughter number two is ready to move into one now, just waiting on a tesco direct code.

natalie1974

libbydoll wrote:

tesco have a Britax Hi-liner for £40. We bought one last year and like it. Daughter number two is ready to move into one now, just waiting on a tesco direct code.

That scores well in the Which crash test report but I still would recommend a seat with a 5 point harness like the Britax Evolva 123 /123 Ultra for any kid under the age of 4 or 5 . As I said before PM if you want a copy of the latest Which report but can your PM include your email address please .

Thanks

pookienoodle

carl310166 wrote:

I posted this recently, but i make no excuses for posting it again....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ&mode=related&search=

thanks for that , our baby is only seven months and so is in a infant car seat.
I never knew booster seats gave such little protection I will remember that vid every time we change car seat.

minimoneysaver

Gosh that video really makes you think..... and to think that some parents want to save a few pounds on a car seat when it is one of the most important purchases that you might make for your baby/child.
It is also worth saying that the car seat should be checked frequently for a secure fit.

hic36

Very moving video, I have recently bought my 3 year old a new seat, it is the Fisher Price one, complete with a 5 point harness. I am so glad that I spent the extra to ensure he had the harness. Must admit though that I wanted the harnessed one because he is such a wriggle bum and I couldn't trust him to stay in a high backed booster. Watching that video has reinforced that I made the correct decision - not sure what the Which? reports would say about this seat though, didn't think to check them first, but I did have it professionally fitted into my car. Just need to find something now that will stop him from unbuckling the seatbelt (adult) if we are stationary for a while i.e. parked at the shop. Any ideas please.

natalie1974

There always seems to be the big rush to turn your baby forward facing @ 9 months/20lb mark . It is a well proven fact that babies are so much better off if they are kept rear facing for as long as possible . People often say their baby has outgrown their seat as they feet are dangling over the bottom , this means nothing at all . The way to tell if they are too big for the baby seat is when the top of their heads comes in line with the top of the seat . A seat that is from birth to 4 years , such as the Britax First Class , means they can be kept rear facing and therefore safer for longer .

Also someone said about getting the seat fitted expertly , I agree with this comment to a certain extent but know of many "horror" stories where stores such as H@lfords and M*thercare have fitted seats and the seats have had buckle crunch or way too much movement in them . Check them yourself as well as most seats now days are very easy to fit and come with picture by picture instructions too .

natalie1974

hic36 wrote:

Very moving video, I have recently bought my 3 year old a new seat, it is the Fisher Price one, complete with a 5 point harness. I am so glad that I spent the extra to ensure he had the harness. Must admit though that I wanted the harnessed one because he is such a wriggle bum and I couldn't trust him to stay in a high backed booster. Watching that video has reinforced that I made the correct decision - not sure what the Which? reports would say about this seat though, didn't think to check them first, but I did have it professionally fitted into my car. Just need to find something now that will stop him from unbuckling the seatbelt (adult) if we are stationary for a while i.e. parked at the shop. Any ideas please.

Fisher price seats are made by Britax so look at the way the Britax ones score and this will give you an idea of how good they are .

This is what you need to stop him undoing the belt , http://www.kiddicare.com/invt/xdlsunmty?D=seat+belt&Ntt=seat+belt&Ntk=primary&y=0&N=0&x=0

simdon

I posted original offer from Halfords, and after watching a very moving video i will be sending the seat back and replacing it with a 5 point harness seat and also for my eldest one too! Pants to a few quid saved when your playing with your childrens lives. Simdon.

hic36

This is what you need to stop him undoing the belt , http://www.kiddicare.com/invt/xdlsunmty?D=seat+belt&Ntt=seat+belt&Ntk=primary&y=0&N=0&x=0[/QUOTE]

thanks for this link, will have a proper look at this, i remember years ago you could get a piece of plastic to put over the buckle area so that they couldn't press the release button but have not seen these for ages.

Natalie1974 - i would be interested if you could pm me the report on the car seats for me to look at as I am no longer a member of which. I have sent you a pm msg (i think - 1st time i've done that), thanks for the info.

BargainJunky

I've watched the video and now have tears streaming down my face.

Dont economise on your childs safety - get the best and safest car seat you can. I have a two year old son and was about to buy a booster seat to keep in the car just in case I had to transport an older child - its now off my shopping list permanently. When my son is old enough to transfer into a bigger seat it wont be a booster seat.

RIP Kyle.